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1 July 2013
29.99
Don Tillman is getting married. He just doesn’t know who to yet.But he has designed the Wife Project, using a sixteen-page questionnaire to help him find the perfect partner. She will most definitely not be a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver.Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also fiery & intelligent & beautiful. And on a quest of her own to find her biological father—a search that Don, a professor of genetics, might just be able to help her with.The Wife Project teaches Don some unexpected things. Why earlobe length is an inadequate predictor of sexual attraction. Why quick-dry clothes aren’t appropriate attire in New York. Why he’s never been on a second date. And why, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love: love finds you
Burial Rites, Hannah Kent, Picador
32.99
In northern Iceland, 1829, Agnes Magnusdottir is condemned to death for her part in the brutal murder of two men.Agnes is sent to wait out the time leading to her execution on the farm of District Officer Jon Jonsson, his wife & their two daughters. Horrified to have a convicted murderess in their midst, the family avoids speaking w/ Agnes. Only Toti, the young assistant reverend appointed as Agnes's spiritual guardian, is compelled to try to understand her, as he attempts to salvage her soul. As the summer months fall away to winter & the hardships of rural life force the household to work side by side, Agnes's ill-fated tale of longing & betrayal begins to emerge. And as the days to her execution draw closer, the question burns: did she or didn't she?
Inferno, Dan Brown, Bantam
39.95
'Seek & ye shall find.' With these words echoing in his head, eminent Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed w/ no recollection of where he is or how he got there. Nor can he explain the origin of the macabre object that is found hidden in his belongings. A threat to his life will propel him & a young doctor, Sienna Brooks, into a breakneck chase across the city of Florence. Only Langdon's knowledge of hidden passageways & ancient secrets that lie behind its historic facade can save them from the clutches of their unknown pursuers. With only a few lines from Dante's dark & epic masterpiece, The Inferno, to guide them, they must decipher a sequence of codes buried deep within some of the most celebrated artefacts of the Renaissance - sculptures, paintings, buildings - to find the answers to a puzzle which may, or may not, help them save the world from a terrifying threat... Set against an extraordinary landscape inspired by one of history's most ominous literary classics, Inferno is Dan Brown's most compelling & thought-provoking novel yet, a breathless race-against-time thriller that will grab you from page one & not let you go until you close the book.
And The Mountains Echoed, Khaled Hosseini, Bloomsbury
32.99
Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah & his sister Pari live w/ their father & step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work & they struggle together through poverty & brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful & sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named, is everything. More like a parent than a brother, Abdullah will do anything for her, even trading his only pair of shoes for a feather for her treasured collection.Crossing generations & continents, moving from Kabul, to Paris, to San Francisco, to the Greek island of Tinos, w/ profound wisdom, depth, insight & compassion, Khaled Hosseini writes about the bonds that define us & shape our lives, the ways that we help our loved ones in need, how the choices we make resonate through history, & how we are often surprised by the people closest to us.
The Light Between Oceans, ML Stedman, Random Houses
19.95
This mesmerizing Australian novel has been a bestselling book around the world, & Hollywood movie rights were recently snapped up by Dreamworks, w/ David Heyman (Harry Potter) set to produce. Winner of the Indie Awards 'Book of the Year' 2013. They break the rules & follow their hearts. What happens next will break yours. 1926. Tom Sherbourne is a young lighthouse keeper on a remote island off Western Australia. The only inhabitants of Janus Rock, he & his wife Isabel live a quiet life, cocooned from the rest of the world. Then one April morning a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man & a crying infant - & the path of the couple's lives hits an unthinkable crossroads. Only years later do they discover the devastating consequences of the decision they made that day - as the baby's real story unfolds ... Recently voted Historical Novel of the Year 2012 by GoodReads' reading community.
1 June 2013
Inferno, Dan Brown, Bantam
39.95
'Seek & ye shall find.' With these words echoing in his head, eminent Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed w/ no recollection of where he is or how he got there. Nor can he explain the origin of the macabre object that is found hidden in his belongings. A threat to his life will propel him & a young doctor, Sienna Brooks, into a breakneck chase across the city of Florence. Only Langdon's knowledge of hidden passageways & ancient secrets that lie behind its historic facade can save them from the clutches of their unknown pursuers. With only a few lines from Dante's dark & epic masterpiece, The Inferno, to guide them, they must decipher a sequence of codes buried deep within some of the most celebrated artefacts of the Renaissance - sculptures, paintings, buildings - to find the answers to a puzzle which may, or may not, help them save the world from a terrifying threat... Set against an extraordinary landscape inspired by one of history's most ominous literary classics, Inferno is Dan Brown's most compelling & thought-provoking novel yet, a breathless race-against-time thriller that will grab you from page one & not let you go until you close the book.
The Light Between Oceans, ML Stedman, Random House
19.95
This mesmerizing Australian novel has been a bestselling book around the world, & Hollywood movie rights were recently snapped up by Dreamworks, w/ David Heyman (Harry Potter) set to produce. Winner of the Indie Awards 'Book of the Year' 2013. They break the rules & follow their hearts. What happens next will break yours. 1926. Tom Sherbourne is a young lighthouse keeper on a remote island off Western Australia. The only inhabitants of Janus Rock, he & his wife Isabel live a quiet life, cocooned from the rest of the world. Then one April morning a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man & a crying infant - & the path of the couple's lives hits an unthinkable crossroads. Only years later do they discover the devastating consequences of the decision they made that day - as the baby's real story unfolds ... Recently voted Historical Novel of the Year 2012 by GoodReads' reading community.
Burial Rites, Hannah Kent, Picador
In northern Iceland, 1829, Agnes Magnusdottir is condemned to death for her part in the brutal murder of two men.Agnes is sent to wait out the time leading to her execution on the farm of District Officer Jon Jonsson, his wife & their two daughters. Horrified to have a convicted murderess in their midst, the family avoids speaking w/ Agnes. Only Toti, the young assistant reverend appointed as Agnes's spiritual guardian, is compelled to try to understand her, as he attempts to salvage her soul. As the summer months fall away to winter & the hardships of rural life force the household to work side by side, Agnes's ill-fated tale of longing & betrayal begins to emerge. And as the days to her execution draw closer, the question burns: did she or didn't she?
The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion, Text Publishing
29.99
Don Tillman is getting married. He just doesn’t know who to yet. But he has designed the Wife Project, using a sixteen-page questionnaire to help him find the perfect partner. She will most definitely not be a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver.Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also fiery & intelligent & beautiful. And on a quest of her own to find her biological father—a search that Don, a professor of genetics, might just be able to help her with.The Wife Project teaches Don some unexpected things. Why earlobe length is an inadequate predictor of sexual attraction. Why quick-dry clothes aren’t appropriate attire in New York. Why he’s never been on a second date. And why, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love: love finds you.
New Finnish Grammar, Diego Marani, Text Publishing
27.99
One night at Trieste in September 1943 a seriously wounded soldier is found on the quay. With nothing to identify him, & having lost his memory & language, he is a mystery to the crew of the German ship that rescues him. The ship’s doctor, a Finn, identifies the name embroidered on the man’s jacket as Finnish. Taking him for a fellow countryman, he gradually teaches him to speak Finnish & eventually finds him a berth in an army hospital in Helsinki, from where he may be able to piece together hi former life.But the longer he spends in Helsinki, the less he feels at home; the more he learns of the Finnish language & rich history, the less familiar it seems; & by the time we learn his true identity, it’s too late.
1 May 2013
The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion, Text Publishing
29.99
Don Tillman is getting married. He just doesn’t know who to yet.But he has designed the Wife Project, using a sixteen-page questionnaire to help him find the perfect partner. She will most definitely not be a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver.Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also fiery & intelligent & beautiful. And on a quest of her own to find her biological father—a search that Don, a professor of genetics, might just be able to help her with.The Wife Project teaches Don some unexpected things. Why earlobe length is an inadequate predictor of sexual attraction. Why quick-dry clothes aren’t appropriate attire in New York. Why he’s never been on a second date. And why, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love: love finds you.
A Stranger in My Street, Deborah Burrows, Macmillan
19.99
"Murder, mystery & romance weave a web of intrigue through the tensions & prejudices of wartime Australia. A rewarding read, I loved it." Liz Byrski It's January 1943. Australia is at war & Perth is buzzing. US troops have money, accents like movie stars, tailored uniforms & good manners. It's the 'American occupation' & many Perth women are having the time of their lives. Not Meg Eaton, however. The war has brought her nothing but heartbreak. Until, in the middle of a Perth heat-wave, she meets her dead lover's brother & discovers a body in her neighbour's back yard - murdered - & her life changes forever
Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn, Hachette
19.99
There are two sides to every story. This is THE US No. 1 bestselling novel that everyone is talking about. . . 'What are you thinking, Amy?' The question I've asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions stormcloud over every marriage: 'What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do?' Just how well can you ever know the person you love? This is the question that Nick Dunne must ask himself on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police immediately suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren't his. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife? And what was in that half-wrapped box left so casually on their marital bed? In this novel, marriage truly is the art of war.
Life After Life, Kate Atkinson, Doubleday
32.95
What if you had the chance to live your life again & again, until you finally got it right? During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born & dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby is born & lives to tell the tale. What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to? Life After Life follows Ursula Todd as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again & again. With wit & compassion, she finds warmth even in life's bleakest moments, & shows an extraordinary ability to evoke the past. Here isKate Atkinson at her most profound & inventive, in a novel that celebrates the best & worst of ourselves.
The Cleaner of Chartres, Salley Vickers, Penguin
19.99
A compelling story of darkness & light, of traumatic loss & second chances, The Cleaner of Chartres tells of the mysterious & elusive Agnes Morel whose little acts of kindness around a rural French cathedral touch the lives of others w/ consequences both good & ill. But when her tragic past is exposed, Agnes must face up to the truth of her origins.
1 April 2013
The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion, Text Publishing
29.99
Don Tillman is getting married. He just doesn’t know who to yet. But he has designed the Wife Project, using a sixteen-page questionnaire to help him find the perfect partner. She will most definitely not be a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver.Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also fiery & intelligent & beautiful. And on a quest of her own to find her biological father—a search that Don, a professor of genetics, might just be able to help her with.the Wife Project teaches Don some unexpected things. Why earlobe length is an inadequate predictor of sexual attraction. Why quick-dry clothes aren’t appropriate attire in New York. Why he’s never been on a second date. And why, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love: love finds you.
Fractured, Dawn Barker, Hachette
29.99
An unforgettable novel that brings to life a new mother's worst fears.Tony is worried. His wife, Anna, isn't coping w/ their newborn. Anna had wanted a child so badly and, when Jack was born, they were both so happy. They'd come home from the hospital a family. Was it really only six weeks ago?But Anna hasn't been herself since. One moment she's crying, the next she seems almost too positive. It must be normal w/ a baby, Tony thought; she's just adjusting. He had been busy at work. It would sort itself out. But now Anna & Jack are missing. And Tony realises that something is really wrong...What happens to this family will break your heart & leave you breathless.
Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy, Penguin
19.99
An epic story of love.From Joe Wright the director of 'Atonement' & 'Pride & Prejudice' A screenplay by Tome Stoppard Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity, & an adored son.But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society & family alike, & soon brings jealousy & bitterness in it's wake. Contrasting w/ this tale of love & self-destruction is the vividly observed story of Levin, a man striving to find contentment & a maning to his life - & also a self-portrait of Tolstoy himself.
The Storyteller, Jodi Picoult, Allen & Unwin
29.99
An astonishing novel about redemption & forgiveness from number-one bestselling author Jodi Picoult. Sage Singer is a young woman who has been damaged by her past. Her solitary night work as a baker allows her to hide from the world & focus her creative energies on the beautiful bread she bakes. Yet she finds herself striking up an unlikely friendship. Josef Weber is a quiet, grandfatherly man, well respected in the community; everyone’s favourite retired teacher & Little Leage coach. One day he asks Sage for a favour: to kill him. Shocked, Sage refuses. Then Josef tells her that he deserves to die- & why. What do you do when evil lives next door? Can someone who’s committed horrendous acts ever truly redeem themselves? Is forgiveness yours to offer if you aren’t the person who was wronged? And most of all- if Sage even considers his request- would it be murder? Or justice?
Cat & Fiddle, Lesley Jorgensen, Scribe Publications
29.95
Cat & Fiddle centres on two families whose lives become entwined at the country estate of Bourne Abbey. While Dr Choudhury is busy advising Henry Bourne on the restoration of the abbey to its former glory, his wife's main concern is marrying off their three children, whose chances of good matches are dwindling by the day. Thankfully, for the royal family always seems to have a solution to her problems: how to find a wife for a reluctant son; how to manage a difficult father-in-law; and, of course, how not to deal an inter-faith relationship.Then there's the Bourne family. Henry's wife, Thea, is feeling lost, now that she's got the lifestyle she's always longed for. His elder brother, Richard, a successful London barrister, finds himself increasingly drawn to the family home — the inheritance that he's given up. Meanwhile, Henry just wants to keep the peace, but that's proving to be tricky . . .And finally, there's Bourne Abbey itself: the repository of an ancient mystery that links the histories & cultures of the Bournes & the Choudhurys in a way that no one could have anticipated.
1 March 2013
Finding Jasper, Lynne Leonhardt
24.00
“The floorboards were hard & uneven as she knelt beside the Saratoga. Squeezing the corroded latch, Gin carefully eased open the lid, trying to predict the treasures inside. The lining was shabby & mottled w/ mildew, & drifts of mustiness filled the air as she began to unearth the contents from the shrouding dust. Mostly books, she found, a few toys, & a fat-cheeked doll lying naked on top. What had she expected?” Local author Lynne Leonhardt’s stunning first novel has met w/ fantastic reviews since its publication, & well & truly deserves to be at the top of anyone’s ‘To-Read’ wishlist.
The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion, Text Publishing
29.99
Don Tillman is getting married. He just doesn’t know who to yet. But he has designed the Wife Project, using a sixteen-page questionnaire to help him find the perfect partner. She will most definitely not be a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver.Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also fiery & intelligent & beautiful. And on a quest of her own to find her biological father—a search that Don, a professor of genetics, might just be able to help her with.The Wife Project teaches Don some unexpected things. Why earlobe length is an inadequate predictor of sexual attraction. Why quick-dry clothes aren’t appropriate attire in New York. Why he’s never been on a second date. And why, despite your best scientific efforts, you don’t find love: love finds you.
Elsewhere in Success, Iris Lavell, Fremantle Press
24.99
In a suburb called Success, failure is not an option. Harry & Louisa look like an ordinary couple. They live in an ordinary house in an ordinary street in a suburb called Success. Harry says it is better to let sleeping dogs lie. But Buster their dog isn't one for lying still, & even Harry can't resist digging up the lawnmower he finds buried in the yard. Louisa, too, wishes things would just stay as they are. But sometimes, if you dig a little deeper, past the losses, the secret longings, the broken dreams, you find the most surprising things.
Cat & Fiddle, Lesley Jorgensen, Scribe Publications
29.95
Cat & Fiddle centres on two families whose lives become entwined at the country estate of Bourne Abbey. While Dr Choudhury is busy advising Henry Bourne on the restoration of the abbey to its former glory, his wife's main concern is marrying off their three children, whose chances of good matches are dwindling by the day. Thankfully, for the royal family always seems to have a solution to her problems: how to find a wife for a reluctant son; how to manage a difficult father-in-law; and, of course, how not to deal an inter-faith relationship. Then there's the Bourne family. Henry's wife, Thea, is feeling lost, now that she's got the lifestyle she's always longed for. His elder brother, Richard, a successful London barrister, finds himself increasingly drawn to the family home — the inheritance that he's given up. Meanwhile, Henry just wants to keep the peace, but that's proving to be tricky . . .And finally, there's Bourne Abbey itself: the repository of an ancient mystery that links the histories & cultures of the Bournes & the Choudhurys in a way that no one couldhave anticipated.
Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn, Hachette
19.99
There are two sides to every story. This is THE US No. 1 bestselling novel that everyone is talking about. . . 'What are you thinking, Amy?' The question I've asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions stormcloud over every marriage: 'What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do?'Just how well can you ever know the person you love? This is the question that Nick Dunne must ask himself on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police immediately suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren't his. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife? And what was in that half-wrapped box left so casually on their marital bed? In this novel, marriage truly is the art of war. . .
1 February 2013
Havisham, Ronald Frame, Faber & Faber
29.99
A compelling prelude to Great Expectations, telling compelling story of Miss Havisham's early life, before heartbreak came to define her entirely.Catherine Havisham was born into privilege. Handsome, imperious, she is the daughter of a wealthy brewer, & lives in luxury in Satis House. But she is never far from the smell of hops & the arresting letters on the brewhouse wall - Havisham. A reminder of all she owes to the family name & the family business.Sent by her father to stay w/ the Chadwycks, Catherine discovers literature, music & masquerades - elegant pastimes to remove the taint of new money. But for all her growing sophistication Catherine is anything but worldly, & when a charismatic stranger pays her attention, everything - her heart, her future, the very Havisham name - is vulnerable.It is a masterly tribute to one of Dickens's most celebrated & iconic characters.
Two Brothers, Ben Elton, Random House
32.95
Berlin 1920. Two babies are born. Two brothers. United & indivisible, sharing everything. Twins in all but blood.As Germany marches into its Nazi Armageddon, the ties of family, friendship & love are tested to the very limits of endurance. And the brothers are faced w/ an unimaginable choice.... Which one of them will survive?Ben Elton's most personal novel to date, Two Brothers transports the reader to the time of history's darkest hour.
The Last Runaway, Tracey Chevalier, Harper Collins
29.99
When modest Quaker Honor Bright sails from Bristol w/ her sister, she is fleeing heartache for a new life in America, far from home. But tragedy leaves her alone & vulnerable, torn between two worlds & dependent on the kindness of strangers. Life in 1850s Ohio is precarious & unsentimental. The sun is too hot, the thunderstorms too violent, the snow too deep. The roads are spattered w/ mud & spit. The woods are home to skunks & porcupines & raccoons. They also shelter slaves escaping north to freedom. Should Honor hide runaways from the ruthless men who hunt them down? The Quaker community she has joined may oppose slavery in principle, but does it have the courage to help her defy the law? As she struggles to find her place & her voice, Honor must decide what she is willing to risk for her beliefs. Set in the tangled forests & sunlit cornfields of Ohio, Tracy Chevalier’s vivid novel is the story of bad men & spirited women, surprising marriages & unlikely friendships, & the remarkable power of defiance.
Finding Jasper, Lynne Leonhardt
24.00
“The floorboards were hard & uneven as she knelt beside the Saratoga. Squeezing the corroded latch, Gin carefully eased open the lid, trying to predict the treasures inside. The lining was shabby & mottled w/ mildew, & drifts of mustiness filled the air as she began to unearth the contents from the shrouding dust. Mostly books, she found, a few toys, & a fat-cheeked doll lying naked on top. What had she expected?” Local author Lynne Leonhardt’s stunning first novel has met w/ fantastic reviews since its publication, & well & truly deserves to be at the top of anyone’s ‘To-Read’ wishlist.
Sweet Tooth, Ian McEwan, Random House
32.95
Britain, 1972. Serena Frome, the beautiful daughter of an Anglican bishop, finds herself being groomed for the intelligence services in her final year at Cambridge. The cultural cold war continues & the country is being torn apart by industrial unrest & terrorism. Serena is sent on a 'secret mission' which brings her into the literary world of Tom Haley, a promising young writer. First she loves his stories, then she begins to love the man. Can she maintain the fiction of her undercover life? To answer this question, Serena must abandon the first rule of espionage...Trust no one. McEwan's mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft & witty story of betrayal & intrigue, love, & the invented self.
30 December 2012
Flight Behaviour, Barbara Kingsolver, Faber & Faber
32.99
Discontented w/ her life of poverty on a failing farm in the Eastern United States, Dellarobia, a young mother, impulsively seeks out an affair. Instead, on the Appalachian mountains above her farm, she discovers something much more profoundly life-changing - a beautiful & terrible marvel of nature. As the world around her is suddenly transformed by a seeming miracle, can the old certainties they have lived by for centuries remain unchallenged?
The Light Between Oceans, M. L. Stedman, Vintage
19.95
1926. Tom Sherbourne is a young lighthouse keeper on a remote island off Western Australia. The only inhabitants of Janus Rock, he & his wife Isabel live a quiet life, cocooned from the rest of the world. One April morning a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man & a crying infant - & the path of the couple's lives hits an unthinkable crossroads.Only years later do they discover the devastating consequences of the decision they made that day - as the baby's real story unfolds...
Finding Jasper, Lynne Leonhardt
24.00
“The floorboards were hard & uneven as she knelt beside the Saratoga. Squeezing the corroded latch, Gin carefully eased open the lid, trying to predict the treasures inside. The lining was shabby & mottled w/ mildew, & drifts of mustiness filled the air as she began to unearth the contents from the shrouding dust. Mostly books, she found, a few toys, & a fat-cheeked doll lying naked on top. What had she expected?” Local author Lynne Leonhardt’s stunning first novel has met w/ fantastic reviews since its publication, & well & truly deserves to be at the top of anyone’s ‘To-Read’ wishlist.
Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel, Harper Collins
32.99
In Bring up the Bodies sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying & frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn. When Henry visits Wolf Hall, Cromwell watches as Henry falls in love w/ the silent, plain Jane Seymour. The minister sees what is at stake: not just the king’s pleasure, but the safety of the nation. As he eases a way through the sexual politics of the court, its miasma of gossip, he must negotiate a 'truth’ that will satisfy Henry & secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge undamaged from the bloody theatre of Anne’s final days.This new novel is a speaking picture, an audacious vision of Tudor England that sheds its light on the modern world. It is the work of one of our great writers at the height of her powers.
Standing In Another Man's Grave, Ian Rankin, Orion
32.99
It's twenty-five years since John Rebus appeared on the scene & five years since he retired. But 2012 sees his return in STANDING IN ANOTHER MAN's GRAVE. Not only is Rebus as stubborn & anarchic as ever, but he finds himself in trouble w/ Rankin's latest creation, Malcolm Fox of Edinburgh's internal affairs unit. Added to which, Rebus may be about to derail the career of his ex-colleague Siobhan Clarke, while himself being permanently derailed by mob boss & old adversary Big Ger CaffertyBut all Rebus wants to do is discover the truth about a series of seemingly unconnected disappearances stretching back to the millennium. The problem being, no one else wants to go there - & that includes Rebus' fellow officers. Not that any of that is going to stop Rebus. Not even when his own life & the careers of those around him are on the line.
1 December 2012
The Secret Keeper, Kate Morton, Allen & Unwin
35.00
1961: On a sweltering summer's day, while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm, sixteen-year-old Laurel hides out in her childhood tree house dreaming of a boy called Billy, a move to London, & the bright future she can't wait to seize. But before the idyllic afternoon is over, Laurel will have witnessed a shocking crime that changes everything.2011: Now a much-loved actress, Laurel finds herself overwhelmed by shades of the past. Haunted by memories, & the mystery of what she saw that day, she returns to her family home & begins to piece together a secret history. A tale of three strangers from vastly different worlds - Dorothy, Vivien & Jimmy - who are brought together by chance in wartime London & whose lives become fiercely & fatefully entwined.
Whisky Charlie Foxtrot, Annabel, Fremantle Press
24.99
It is less than twenty-four hours since Charlie received the phone call from his mother & in those hours his only thought has been that Whisky must not die. He must not die because he, Charlie, needs more time. He & Whisky have not been friends, have not talked or laughed together for months, years. But he has never thought it will end like this. He has always thought there will be time.
Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel, Harper Collins
32.99
In Bring up the Bodies sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying & frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn. When Henry visits Wolf Hall, Cromwell watches as Henry falls in love w/ the silent, plain Jane Seymour. The minister sees what is at stake: not just the king’s pleasure, but the safety of the nation. As he eases a way through the sexual politics of the court, its miasma of gossip, he must negotiate a 'truth’ that will satisfy Henry & secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge undamaged from the bloody theatre of Anne’s final days. This new novel is a speaking picture, an audacious vision of Tudor England that sheds its light on the modern world. It is the work of one of our great writers at the height of her powers.
Flight Behaviour, Barbara Kingsolver, Faber & Faber
32.99
Discontented w/ her life of poverty on a failing farm in the Eastern United States, Dellarobia, a young mother, impulsively seeks out an affair. Instead, on the Appalachian mountains above her farm, she discovers something much more profoundly life-changing - a beautiful & terrible marvel of nature. As the world around her is suddenly transformed by a seeming miracle, can the old certainties they have lived by for centuries remain unchallenged?
Two Brothers, Ben Elton, Random House
32.95
Berlin 1920. Two babies are born. Two brothers. United & indivisible, sharing everything. Twins in all but blood.As Germany marches into its Nazi Armageddon, the ties of family, friendship & love are tested to the very limits of endurance. And the brothers are faced w/ an unimaginable choice.... Which one of them will survive? Ben Elton's most personal novel to date, Two Brothers transports the reader to the time of history's darkest hour
Sweet Tooth, Ian McEwan, Random House
32.95
Britain, 1972. Serena Frome, the beautiful daughter of an Anglican bishop, finds herself being groomed for the intelligence services in her final year at Cambridge. The cultural cold war continues & the country is being torn apart by industrial unrest & terrorism. Serena is sent on a 'secret mission' which brings her into the literary world of Tom Haley, a promising young writer. First she loves his stories, then she begins to love the man. Can she maintain the fiction of her undercover life? To answer this question, Serena must abandon the first rule of espionage...Trust no one. McEwan's mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft & witty story of betrayal & intrigue, love, & the invented self.
1 November 2012
The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling, Hachette
39.99
When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, w/ a cobbled market square & an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war w/ poor, teenagers at war w/ their parents, wives at war w/ their husbands, teachers at war w/ their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught w/ passion, duplicity & unexpected revelations? A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.
The Amber Amulet, Craig Silvey, Allen & Unwin
16.99
Dear Sir/Ma'am, Please find enclosed this AMBER AMULET. That must sound unusual to a citizen, but you will have to trust me on this count because the science is too detailed for me to outline here. All you need to know is that the AMBER AMULET will eliminate your unhappiness by counteracting it w/ POSITIVE ENERGY. This should see you straight. Fear not, you're in safe hands now.Take care, The Masked Avenger
The Red Book, Deborah Copaken-Kogan, Virago
29.99
Clover, Addison, Mia & Jane were college roommates until their graduation in 1989. Now, twenty years later, their lives are in free fall.Clover, once a securities broker w/ Lehman Brothers, living the Manhattan dream, is out of a job, newly married & fretting about her chances of having a baby. Addison's marriage to a novelist w/ writers' block is as stale as her artistic 'career'. Mia's acting ambitions never got off the ground & she now stays home w/ her four children, renovating & acquiring faster than her Hollywood director husband can pay the bills. Jane, once the Paris bureau chief for a newspaper, now the victim of budget cuts, has been blindsided by different sorts of loss.The four friends have kept up w/ one another via the red book, a class report published every five years, in which alumni write brief updates about their lives. But there's the story we tell the world & then there's the real story…
Sweet Tooth, Ian McEwan, Random House
32.95
Britain, 1972. Serena Frome, the beautiful daughter of an Anglican bishop, finds herself being groomed for the intelligence services in her final year at Cambridge. The cultural cold war continues & the country is being torn apart by industrial unrest & terrorism. Serena is sent on a 'secret mission' which brings her into the literary world of Tom Haley, a promising young writer. First she loves his stories, then she begins to love the man. Can she maintain the fiction of her undercover life? To answer this question, Serena must abandon the first rule of espionage...Trust no one. McEwan's mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft & witty story of betrayal & intrigue, love, & the invented self.
If I Should Lose You, Natasha Lester, Fremantle Press
27.99
Camille is a nurse specialising in supporting families through the difficult decision to donate the organs of their dying loved ones. Camille's mother is a gifted but uncompromising transplant surgeon determined to make it in a man's world until her own life falls apart. And Camille herself is a mother to Addie - five years old, critically ill & in desperate need of the very organs her mother & grandmother work with, Review: 'I was captivated by this honest, beautiful story that fuses love & art w/ the most profound challenges of motherhood. Written w/ extraordinary emotional wisdom & intelligence.' - Liz Byrski.
1 October 2012
Assassin, Tara Moss, Harper Collins
29.99
Former model turned forensic psychologist & PI Mak Vanderwall is missing, presumed dead in Paris. By hiring a hit man to kill her, the powerful & corrupt Cavanagh family aimed to silence her for good. But after narrowly escaping death, Mak has taken over her would-be killer's world. She is very much alive. And transformed ...Back in Sydney Mak's former flame, criminal profiler Andy Flynn is on the trail of a vicious rapist & murderer w/ possible ties to the infamous 'Stiletto Killer'. He may have struck before & will certainly do so again. And while Andy struggles to cope in a world without Mak, little does he realise she is on her way back. And this time she's ready to make her own justice.
The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling, Hachett
39.99
When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, w/ a cobbled market square & an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war w/ poor, teenagers at war w/ their parents, wives at war w/ their husbands, teachers at war w/ their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught w/ passion, duplicity & unexpected revelations? A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.
A Possible Life, Sebastian Faulks, Random House
32.95
From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of "Birdsong," new fiction about love & war--five transporting stories & five unforgettable lives, linked across centuries. In Second World War Poland, a young prisoner closes his eyes & pictures going to bat on a sunlit English cricket ground. Across the yard of a Victorian poorhouse, a man is too ashamed to acknowledge the son he gave away. In a 19th-century French village, an old servant understands--suddenly & w/ awe--the meaning of the Bible story her master is reading to her. On a summer evening in the Catskills in 1971, a skinny girl steps out of a Chevy w/ a guitar & w/ a song that will send shivers through her listeners' skulls. A few years from now, in Italy, a gifted scientist discovers links between time & the human brain & between her lover's novel & his life. Throughout the five masterpieces of fiction that make up "A Possible Life," exquisitely drawn & unforgettable characters risk their bodies, hearts & minds in pursuit of the manna of human connection.
Foal's Bread, Gillian Mears, Allen & Unwin
32.99
Set in hardscrabble farming country & around the country show high-jumping circuit that prevailed in rural New South Wales prior to the Second World War, Foal's Bread tells the story of two generations of the Nancarrow family & their fortunes as dictated by the vicissitudes of the land.It is a love story of impossible beauty & sadness, a chronicle of dreams 'turned inside out', & miracles that never last, framed against a world both tender & unspeakably hard. Written in luminous prose & w/ an aching affinity for the landscape the book describes, Foal's Bread is the work of a born writer at the height of her considerable powers. It is a stunning work of remarkable originality & power, one that confirms Gillian Mears' reputation as one of our most exciting & acclaimed writers.
Sweet Tooth, Ian McEwan, Random House
32.95
Britain, 1972. Serena Frome, the beautiful daughter of an Anglican bishop, finds herself being groomed for the intelligence services in her final year at Cambridge. The cultural cold war continues & the country is being torn apart by industrial unrest & terrorism. Serena is sent on a 'secret mission' which brings her into the literary world of Tom Haley, a promising young writer. First she loves his stories, then she begins to love the man. Can she maintain the fiction of her undercover life? To answer this question, Serena must abandon the first rule of espionage...Trust no one. McEwan's mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft & witty story of betrayal & intrigue, love, & the invented self.
If I Should Lose You, Natasha Lester, Fremantle Press
27.99
Camille is a nurse specialising in supporting families through the difficult decision to donate the organs of their dying loved ones. Camille's mother is a gifted but uncompromising transplant surgeon determined to make it in a man's world until her own life falls apart. And Camille herself is a mother to Addie - five years old, critically ill & in desperate need of the very organs her mother & grandmother work with.Review: 'I was captivated by this honest, beautiful story that fuses love & art w/ the most profound challenges of motherhood. Written w/ extraordinary emotional wisdom & intelligence.' - Liz Byrski.
A Wanted Man, Lee Child, Bantam
32.95
Nebraska - & Jack Reacher, huge, hulking & w/ a freshly busted nose, is still trying to hitch a ride east to Virginia. He's picked up by three strangers - two men & a woman. Immediately he knows they're all lying about something - & then they run into a police roadblock on the highway. But they get through. Because the three are innocent? Or because the three are now four? Is Reacher a decoy?Author Biography: Lee Child is one of the world's leading thriller writers. His novels consistently achieve the number one slot in hardback & paperback on bestsellers lists on both sides of the Atlantic, & are translated into over forty languages. His debut novel, Killing Floor, was written after he was made redundant from his television job in Manchester, & introduced his much-admired maverick hero, the former military cop Jack Reacher.He won the prestigious Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2011 prize w/ 61 Hours. Born in Coventry, he now lives in America.
14 September 2012
Sweet Tooth, Ian McEwan, Random House
32.95
Britain, 1972. Serena Frome, the beautiful daughter of an Anglican bishop, finds herself being groomed for the intelligence services in her final year at Cambridge. The cultural cold war continues & the country is being torn apart by industrial unrest & terrorism. Serena is sent on a 'secret mission' which brings her into the literary world of Tom Haley, a promising young writer. First she loves his stories, then she begins to love the man. Can she maintain the fiction of her undercover life? To answer this question, Serena must abandon the first rule of espionage...Trust no one. McEwan's mastery dazzles us in this superbly deft & witty story of betrayal & intrigue, love, & the invented self.
The Dinner, Hermann Koch, Thames & Hudson
29.99
Paul Lohman & his wife, Claire, are going out to dinner w/ Paul's brother Serge, a charismatic & ambitious politician, & his wife, Babette. Paul knows the evening will not be fun. The restaurant will be over-priced & pretentious, the head waiter will bore on about the organically certified free-range this & artisan-fed that, & almost everything about Serge, especially his success, will infuriate Paul. But as the evening wears on it becomes clear that tonight's dinner will be even more difficult than usual. There is something the two couples have to discuss. It's about their teenage sons & the very bad thing they have been doing. And it's about how far two sets of parents will go to save their children from the consequences of their actions.
A Wanted Man, Lee Child, Bantam
32.95
Nebraska - & Jack Reacher, huge, hulking & w/ a freshly busted nose, is still trying to hitch a ride east to Virginia. He's picked up by three strangers - two men & a woman. Immediately he knows they're all lying about something - & then they run into a police roadblock on the highway. But they get through. Because the three are innocent? Or because the three are now four? Is Reacher a decoy?Author Biography: Lee Child is one of the world's leading thriller writers. His novels consistently achieve the number one slot in hardback & paperback on bestsellers lists on both sides of the Atlantic, & are translated into over forty languages. His debut novel, Killing Floor, was written after he was made redundant from his television job in Manchester, & introduced his much-admired maverick hero, the former military cop Jack Reacher.He won the prestigious Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2011 prize w/ 61 Hours. Born in Coventry, he now lives in America.
Crossing to Safety, Stegner Wallace, Modern Library
29.95
Called a “magnificently crafted story . . . brimming w/ wisdom” by Howard Frank Mosher in The Washington Post Book World, Crossing to Safety has, since its publication in 1987, established itself as one of the greatest & most cherished American novels of the twentieth century. Tracing the lives, loves, & aspirations of two couples who move between Vermont & Wisconsin, it is a work of quiet majesty, deep compassion, & powerful insight into the alchemy of friendship & marriage.
The Light Between Oceans, M. L. Stedman, Vintage
19.95
1926. Tom Sherbourne is a young lighthouse keeper on a remote island off Western Australia. The only inhabitants of Janus Rock, he & his wife Isabel live a quiet life, cocooned from the rest of the world. One April morning a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man & a crying infant - & the path of the couple's lives hits an unthinkable crossroads.Only years later do they discover the devastating consequences of the decision they made that day - as the baby's real story unfolds...
1 May 2012
The Light Between Oceans, M. L. Stedman, Vintage
19.95
1926. Tom Sherbourne is a young lighthouse keeper on a remote island off Western Australia. The only inhabitants of Janus Rock, he & his wife Isabel live a quiet life, cocooned from the rest of the world. One April morning a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man & a crying infant - & the path of the couple's lives hits an unthinkable crossroads. Only years later do they discover the devastating consequences of the decision they made that day - as the baby's real story unfolds...
The House of Fiction, Susan Swingler, Fremantle Press
24.95
Susan Swingler is the step-daughter of one of Australia's most revered writers – Elizabeth Jolley. Abandoned by her father Leonard at the age of four, Susan had no contact w/ the Jolley family until they found & reclaimed her at the age of twenty-one. Why they were kept apart is the subject of this startling new memoir. The House of Fiction tells the story of Swingler's quest to find her father. As she painstakingly traces & documents clues to a better understanding of Leonard, she inadvertently unravels an intricate fiction created by Elizabeth Jolley to protect those she loved.
HHhH, Laurent Binet, Random House
32.95
We are in Prague, in 1942. Two men have been enlisted to kill the head of the Gestapo. This is Operation Anthropoid: two Czechoslovakian parachutists sent by London plan to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich - head of the Nazi secret services, 'the hangman of Prague', 'the blond beast', 'the most dangerous man in the Third Reich'. Heydrich works for Hitler's most powerful henchman, Heinrich Himmler, but in the SS they say 'HHhH': 'Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich' - Himmler's brain is called Heydrich.All the characters in HHhH existed then or still exist now. All the events depicted are true. But alongside the nerve-shredding story of the preparations for the attack runs another story: when you are writing about real people, how do you resist the temptation to make things up?
Wish You Were Here, Graham Swift, Picador
32.99
On an autumn day in 2006, on the Isle of Wight, Jack Luxton, former Devon farmer & now the proprietor of a seaside caravan park, receives the news that his soldier brother Tom, not seen for years, has been killed in Iraq. For Jack & his wife Ellie this will have a potentially catastrophic impact. For Jack in particular it means a crucial journey – to receive his brother's remains, but also into his own most secret, troubling memories & into the land of his & Ellie's past. Wish You Were Here is both a gripping account of things that touch & test our human core & a resonant novel about a changing England. Rich w/ Graham Swift's love of the local, full of humour & tenderness in the face of tragedy, it is also, inescapably, about a wider, afflicted world. Moving towards an almost unbearably tense climax, it allows us to feel the stuff of headlines – the return of a dead soldier from a foreign war – as heart-wrenching personal truth
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Rachel Joyce, Random House
32.95
Since his retirement, sixty-two year old Harold Fry has done nothing but mow the lawn, & infuriate his wife by filling in the easy answers on her Telegraph crossword. Then an unexpected letter arrives from a woman he hasn't seen in twenty years who's dying of cancer. Harold realises that sending a reply isn't good enough. He is going to walk; all the way from Devon to Berwick on Tweed. So long as he keeps walking, his friend Queenie will keep living. It is an impulsive, terrifying, beautiful & irrational act of faith made by a man who has spent most of his life in a chair. As he confronts the mistakes & losses of his past, & the tragic secret at the heart of his marriage, Harold's inner journey will prove as transformative as his physical one. Left behind, Harold's wife, Maureen, will also go on a journey. And what has begun as a story about two wasted lives becomes a celebration of a man on his two feet, & the power of connecting.
Absolution, Patrick Flanery, Atlantic
29.99
In her garden, ensconced in the lush vegetation of the Western Cape, Clare Wald, world-renowned author, mother, critic, takes up her pen & confronts her life. Sam Leroux has returned to South Africa to embark upon a project that will establish his reputation - he is to write Clare's biography. But how honest is she prepared to be? Was she complicit in crimes lurking in South Africa's past; is she an accomplice or a victim? Are her crimes against her family real or imagined?As Sam & Clare turn over the events of her life, she begins to seek reconciliation, absolution. But in the stories she weaves & the truth just below the surface of her shimmering prose, lie Sam's own ghosts.
Eleven Seasons, Paul D. Carter, Allen & Unwin
29.95
Melbourne, 1985. Jason Dalton sits on his bed & counts his football cards, dreaming of the day he too is immortalised in the public eye. He's young & gifted, a natural player who can do anything w/ the ball in his hand. If only everything else in his life was as obvious to him as playing. Gold Coast, 1991. The bottom has fallen out of Jason's life; he's now a high-school dropout, tired & wasted on the Gold Coast, w/ an explosive family secret still ringing in his ears. He needs to get his life back. But first he needs to find out who he is.
The Good Father, Noah Hawley, Hodder & Stoughton
29.99
Dr Paul Allen is a highly respected rheumatologist living in a comfortable suburb w/ his second wife & their two young boys. Until one evening when America is rocked by the shooting of a charismatic Presidential candidate. The young man arrested for the crime is Danny, the child of Allen's first marriage - news which sends the family down a harrowing path of no return. Following the trail of his son's fatal last journey across America, Allen's quest is both a suspenseful drama & a searing meditation on conspiracy theory, gun culture, marriage & parenthood. If the child you loved committed a terrible crime, who would you blame? How can we understand the random, pointless violence that rips apart our otherwise comfortable western lives? Dr Paul Allen needs answers & his search takes him all over America, until he arrives at the place he always knew he would have to look: himself.
A Youth Not Wasted, Ian Parkes, Harper Collins
32.99
In the early 1950s, Australia was riding on the sheepŒs back & no-one doubted the wisdom of making a life in the wool industry, certainly not sixteen-year-old Ian Parkes.Having grown up w/ his grandfatherŒs stories about the bush, he was eager to earn his way on sheep stations in the Australian outback. But he had no idea that the country would creep inside him & take root. Tough yet tender, funny one moment, poignant the next, this is the story of a life lived on the land & for the land. It was a time when a young lad starting out might work side-by-side w/ Aboriginal stockmen, when a big social event was a day at the races, followed by a game of two-up.And a time when a young man might discover a love of books, camped out under the stars.
Waiting For Sunrise, William Boyd, Bloomsbury
29.99
Vienna. 1913. It is a fine day in August when Lysander Rief, a young English actor, walks through the city to his first appointment w/ the eminent psychiatrist, Dr. Bensimon. Sitting in the waiting room he is anxiously pondering the nature of his problem when an extraordinary woman enters. She is clearly in distress, but Lysander is immediately drawn to her strange, hazel eyes & her unusual, intense beauty. London, 1914. Unable to live an ordinary life, Lysander is plunged into the dangerous theatre of wartime intelligence where lines of truth & deception blur. Lysander must now discover the key to a secret code which is threatening Britain's safety, & use all his skills to keep the murky world of suspicion & betrayal from invading every corner of his life.
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The Bookman's Tale, Charlie Lovett, Text Publishing
29.99
Shattered by the death of his wife Amanda, antiquarian bookseller Peter Byerly is drifting through life aimlessly when he stumbles on the Victorian miniature that so forcefully reminds him of her. Peter becomes obsessed w/ learning the picture’s origins. But as he follows the trail back, first to the Victorian era & then to Shakespeare’s time, he learns much more than that. The truth about his own past, for example; & even possibly the key to the mystery of who really did write Shakespeare’s plays.For lovers of Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s The Shadow of the Wind, a powerful story of history, love, obsession & literature.
Mr Wigg, Inga Simpson, Hachette
26.99
It’s the summer of 1971, not far from the stone-fruit capital of New South Wales, where Mr Wigg lives on what is left of his family farm. Mrs Wigg has been gone almost a year & he thinks about her every day. He misses his daughter too, & wonders when he’ll see her again.His son is on at him to move into town but Mr Wigg has his fruit trees & his chooks to look after. He spends his time working in the orchard, cooking & preserving his produce, & when it’s on, watching the cricket. Things are changing though, w/ Australia & England playing a one-day match, & his new neighbours planting grapes for wine. His grandchildren visit often: to cook, eat & hear his stories. And there’s one special project he has to finish…
Downfall, Aaron Patrick, ABC books
29.99
In 2007 Australia Labor was one of the most successful centre left political parties in the world. Freshly triumphant from a federal election, it controlled states across Australia. Labor’s frontbench was full of young, smart & progressive activists. Their leader’s personal popularity rating was sky high. They had inherited a booming economy & the promise of a bright future.Six years later, the party is in a death spiral, facing humiliating defeat in the forthcoming election. Observers across the country are asking: how did it come to this?
The Local Wildlife, Robert Drewe, Hamish Hamilton
29.99
Welcome to the Northern Rivers, where the ‘local wildlife’ can refer to more than just the exotic native fauna. After a decade spent in this picturesque corner of Australia, home of chocolate-coated women, pythons in the ceiling, online Russian brides, deadly paralysis ticks, & the mysterious Mullumbimby Monster, Robert Drewe wiped the green zinc cream from his face & set down some of the unusual wildlife experiences that the far north coast of New South Wales- home of the world’s greatest variety of ants- has to offer. Drewe’s trademark gentle wit, acute observational powers & mastery of the English language are all on display in this collection of sketches & anecdotes based on the quirkiness of daily life.
A Girl Like You, Maureen Lindley, Bloomsbury
24.99
Rural west-coast California, 1939. Thirteen-year-old Satomi Baker is used to being different. Being half-white, half-Japanese gets you noticed. Her parents seem so happy together & so proud to be American, but she never fect she exactly fits in- even though her striking looks have caught the eye of the most popular boy in school.When war is declared, Satomi’s father Aaron is one of the first to sign up & is sent to the base at Pearl Harbour. He never returns. News of the Japanese attack transmits through the Baker’s crackling radio. Satomi’s strong, stoical mother Tamura is flung into a private realm of grief- while all around them the world changes irrevocably.
Fukushima, Mark Willacy, Macmillan
32.99
On 11 March 2011, Japan was rocked by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Less than an hour after the first shock, a massive tsunami slammed into the country’s north-east coast. Close to 20,000 people were killed or lost under waves that in places reached more than 40 metres in height.Yet the gravest danger to Japan came when the tsunami surged over the protective seawall of Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power station, triggering multiple meltdowns that at one stage even threatened the evacuation & irradiation of the world’s largest metropolis- Tokyo.Fukushima is the story behind the twin catastrophes of tsunami & nuclear meltdowns, seen through the eyes of witnesses & victims.
Awards
Literary Awards
Australian Book Industry Awards- Book of the Year 2013
The award winners are chosen by an academy of booksellers & publishers in Australia.
The Light Between Oceans, M. L. Stedman
1926. Tom Sherbourne is a young lighthouse keeper on a remote island off Western Australia. The only inhabitants of Janus Rock, he & his wife Isabel live a quiet life, cocooned from the rest of the world. One April morning a boat washes ashore carrying a dead man & a crying infant - & the path of the couple's lives hits an unthinkable crossroads. Only years later do they discover the devastating consequences of the decision they made that day - as the baby's real story unfolds...
The Stella Prize 2013
An award for an outstanding work of literature by an Australian woman.
Mateship w/ Birds, Carrie Tiffany
On the outskirts of an Australian country town in the 1950s, a lonely farmer trains his binoculars on a family of kookaburras that roost in a tree near his house. Harry observes the kookaburras through a year of feast, famine, birth, death, war, romance & song. As Harry watches the birds, his next door neighbour has her own set of binoculars trained on him. Ardent, hard-working Betty has escaped to the country w/ her two fatherless children. Betty is pleased that her son, Michael, wants to spend time w/ the gentle farmer next door. But when Harry decides to teach Michael about the opposite sex, perilous boundaries are crossed.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2013
The Orphan Master's Son, Adam Johnson
'You know you are in the hands of someone who can tell a story ... fantastic' ZADIE SMITH Pak Jun Do knows he is special. He knows he must be the son of the master of the orphanage, not some kid dumped by his parents - it was obvious from the way his father singled him out for beatings. He knows he is special when he is picked as a spy & kidnapper for his country, the glorious Democratic Republic of North Korea. He knows he must find his true love, Sun Moon, the greatest opera star who ever lived, before it's too late. He knows he's not like the other prisoners in the camp. He's going to get out soon.
Man Booker Prize 2012
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction represents the very best of contemporary fiction. One of the world's most distinctive awards, & one of incomparable influence, it continues to be the pinnacle for every fiction writer. Established by Booker plc in 1968, the prize aims to reward the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland. The Man Booker judges are selected from the country's finest critics, writers & academics to maintain the consistent excellence of the prize. The winner receives £50,000 & both the winner & the shortlisted authors are guaranteed a worldwide audience & a dramatic increase in book sales.
Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel
In Bring up the Bodies sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel explores one of the most mystifying & frightening episodes in English history: the destruction of Anne Boleyn. When Henry visits Wolf Hall, Cromwell watches as Henry falls in love w/ the silent, plain Jane Seymour. The minister sees what is at stake: not just the king’s pleasure, but the safety of the nation. As he eases a way through the sexual politics of the court, its miasma of gossip, he must negotiate a 'truth’ that will satisfy Henry & secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge undamaged from the bloody theatre of Anne’s final days. This new novel is a speaking picture, an audacious vision of Tudor England that sheds its light on the modern world. It is the work of one of our great writers at the height of her powers.
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